Originally Posted by
SueSew
What kind of batting do you prefer? What is the secret to getting the stitches so small and close? (other than years of practice!)
For this quilt I used Quilters Dream Request for the first time - it was quite easy to quilt through but I must confess I prefer the Hobbs 80/20 or Legacy 80/20. For my next large project I am going to use wool. Right now I am quilting a cot quilt with a poly batting (Legacy) and this is also wonderful to quilt through. Normally I don't like poly but if the cot quilt turns out well I want to enter it in a show.
I think I don't know exactly why my stitches are quite small...maybe because I only take one stitch at a time? A high quality material is also very important for me and I prefer fabrics with a thread count of around 75 per inch counted in one direction.